Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2000 09:13:55 -0700 From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>, David Talkington <dtalk@prairienet.org>, Craig Cowen <craig@allmaui.com>, "freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Check Point FW-1 Message-ID: <200010081614.e98GEBC13248@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 07 Oct 2000 22:45:30 MDT." <39DFFBE9.546DFE24@softweyr.com>
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In message <39DFFBE9.546DFE24@softweyr.com>, Wes Peters writes: > Darren Reed wrote: > > > > In some mail from David Talkington, sie said: > > > > > > b) To a boss concerned about the bottom line, a purchase equals > > > accountability (e.g., someone to sue when it breaks). This is (in my > > > humble opinion) typical of management that doesn't really care about > > > security of the company's data per se, but just wants their personal > > > asses covered. > > > > For the record, you can't sue anyone who's got the "standard" software > > license/disclaimer over the failure of it to perform or be bug free. > > Read it one day and actually see what it's all about. > > But you can threaten to stop paying them tens of thousands of dollars in > customer/technical non-support contract fees if they don't come up with > a fix real fast. On the flip side, the vendor can raise the price of licensing and support, then you're stuck. Take a look at Oracle's new pricing. Time to buy Oracle stock at least for the short term :) Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA Province of BC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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